Often heralded as the home of the walking safari, Zambia and the South Luangwa National Park offer some of the best walking you can hope to encounter. With a history of walking from the 70s the animals in this river valley have grown up seeing humans on foot and, as such, your chances of getting “up close and personal” is all that much better. This is not to say that elsewhere in Africa doesn’t have its benefits but, Zambia is something a little bit special in our opinion!
A slight shift on the same theme, but it could be argued that the ultimate walking safari in Africa is gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Hiking through these incredible forests in search of a family of endangered mountain gorillas is a walking safari like no other, and as the gorillas have become so used to the presence of humans and the guides so experienced in tracking them, the ultimate goal of seeing the primates is almost always achieved on a daily basis.
For those in the know, the southern parks of Nyerere and Ruaha have long been held as great destinations for those that are wanting to walk off a few of the large lunches that are part of a visit to the bush these days. Ruaha in particular, with its wild regions and many unmarked pathways has a really pioneering feel to it…the South Luangwa of 30 years ago!
Kenya, too, has some better and better walking safaris on offer these days. The private concessions and conservancies in and around the Laikipia Plateau offer plenty of views and chances to see plains game from afar. As with Tanzania, the game is not all that habituated to seeing humans on foot so it is always recommended to take a pair of binoculars on a walk with you.
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Walking Safari
